Population-based analysis of severe injuries from nonmotorized wheeled vehicles

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 615-618

  Konkin, David E ^a   Garraway, Naisan ^a   Hameed, S Morad ^a   Brown, D Ross ^a   Granger, Robert ^b   Wheeler, Stephen ^c   Simons, Richard K ^a  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycling; Inline skating; Nonmotorized wheeled vehicles; Skateboarding; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; DEATH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKATEBOARDING; SURVIVAL; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKATING; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33646075736     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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